Another straight pull, but this one.... different

[mark-hunter]

Walther came out with RS 3.
Franz Albrecht is the face of marketing campaign.

Straight pull, bullpup, 3 medium calibers, carbon barrel, proprietary muzzle brake and proprietary silencer. 6 round mags. Barrels non exchangeable.
Buffalo calibers are not (yet) available.

For me? I dont know.
I still need the time to digest this concept and to decide whether I like it or not.

RS3 Heritage Sevenstar (2877406_001) | Carl Walther Sport Weapons

RS3 Heritage Sevenstar (Article no: 2877406_001)

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[Rifleman97]

Looks like it might be a good hog gun, but I wouldn’t wanna carry something looking like that in Africa. Very European design with that scope mount being really accommodating for their 56mm objectives the Europeans love so much

 

[Sideshow]

What’s that green tag on the pistol grip

 

[ftothfadd]

It is a different looking rifle, but certainly have some advantages when it comes to compact performance. It is my understanding that creating a quality triggerpulll is usually the issue with the bullpup design, but the video suggests they have solved that issue. Regardless, it is not after my taste, yet.

 

[mark-hunter]

What’s that green tag on the pistol grip

Safety.

 

[BeeMaa]

Video here...

 

[BeeMaa]

What’s that green tag on the pistol grip

@mark-hunter is right, it's a safety but technically a cocking device like Blaser and other European gun makers use.

 

[BeeMaa]

And it looks like our left-handed compadres will need a completely new rifle for this brand. Unlike the Blaser design that allows changing of the bolt head and bolt assembly on their synthetic models.

But they were able to keep it relatively light at 3.8 Kg (8.3 lbs) and short at 104 cm (41") for already having a suppressor if that's what you are into.

 

[AZDAVE]

Bull pup designs are a interesting study in rifles. It would be a nice driven game or stand/hide kinda gun. Just not sure the physical characteristics would make it a good stalking rifle. But not having handled one that is just a guess.

 

[Green Chile]

The cocking device is only needed for the first shot and the hand can be away from it for subsequent shots, as the Prince demonstrated on the video. I have heard him say that he is interested in improving optic and gun designs. I know he really values a good trigger pull and bullpup designs are notoriously bad in that regard. I'm not a bullpup fan but you can see it improving in this example.

 

[Muskox]

I am going to go and handle one. It's crazy heavy like 8.5 pounds without a scope.

 

[skydiver386]

I truly love Bullpup rifles and never saw the hate they tend to generate.

With their reduced length, you can have the longer barrel, but still have a compact rifle that so many like in thick cover.

The trigger was always one of the most simple mechanical fixes imaginable. Most had a long push rod that created a lot of friction. You simply convert the trigger from a push to a pull system.

 

[Sideshow]

Bull pup designs are an interesting study in rifles. It would be a nice driven game or stand/hide kinda gun. Just not sure the physical characteristics would make it a good stalking rifle. But not having handled one that is just a guess.

For stalking it should be quite handy as you would still have the same barrel length as a traditional rifle but it is further into/down the stock so overall length should be shorter.
The standard British SA80 has the same barrel length as what it replaced the SLR.
I’m not a great fan of the bullbutt design they look neat but having the ejector port rattling away right next to your ear takes quite a bit of getting used to.

 

[analog_peninsula]

The most interesting part of the design is the interaction between the OAL and the suppressor. A knock on the bullpup design is increased muzzle blast, but the integrated suppressor solves the blast issue.

 

[Muskox]

We have had quite a run these past few years here with straight pulls.

• Anschütz Fortner models (e.g., 1827 Fortner) — 1984
• Heym SR30 — 1998
• Blaser R8 — 2008
• Merkel Helix — 2010
• Browning Maral — 2013
• Anschütz 1727 (hunting variant) — 2013
• Strasser RS14 — 2014
• Röessler Titan 16 — ~2012–2013
• Chapuis ROLS — ~2017
• Schmeisser SP15 — 2019
• Savage Impulse — 2021
• Beretta BRX1 — 2021
• Haenel Jaeger NXT — 2021
• Strasser RS 700 — 2022
• Jakele J1 — 2022–2023
• Dentler DR21 — 2024

Now this Walther in 2026

 

[mark-hunter]

Of all above, I have tried - borrowed - Blaser R8, Merkel Helix, Strasser RS14. Of these three, Merkel Helix had stiff bolt. Blaser R8 and Strasser RS 14, had smooth bolt operation.

 

[Muskox]

Of all above, I have tried - borrowed - Blaser R8, Merkel Helix, Strasser RS14. Of these three, Merkel Helix had stiff bolt. Blaser R8 and Strasser RS 14, had smooth bolt operation.

The Strasser and Browning are the most smooth.

Blaser and Savage dominate the accuracy game.